Maiwand Lion

The Maiwand Lion is a sculpture and in the , a public park in the town of , in the county of . The statue was named after the Battle of Maiwand and was unveiled in December 1886 to commemorate the deaths of 329 men from the 66th Regiment of Foot during the campaign in the Second Anglo-Afghan War in between 1878 and 1880.
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Jim Linwood, CC BY 2.0.
  • Monument
  • Description: sculpture in Reading (UK) by George Blackall Simonds commemorating the battle of Maiwand
  • Also known as
    “Forbury Lion”
    “Maiwand Memorial”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Forbury Gardens and Reading Abbey.
Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a public park in the town of in the English county of .
Chris j wood, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a large, ruined abbey in the centre… is situated 610 feet southeast of Maiwand Lion.
DavidTDC3377, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a major transport hub… is situated 1,400 feet northwest of Maiwand Lion.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Coley and Newtown.
Uli Harder, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a neighbourhood near the centre of the town of , in the county of .
Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a residential area in the town of in , England.
Jystyn, Public domain.
Reading is a large, historic town in in the South East of .

Maiwand Lion

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Latitude
51.45696° or 51° 27′ 25″ north
Longitude
-0.96744° or 0° 58′ 3″ west
Open location code
9C3XF24M+Q2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 581444887
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q10965354

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In Other Languages

From French to Pushto—“Maiwand Lion” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Frederick Potts memorial and Abbey Gateway.

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